[Simon76]

Hi, I'm relatively new to web design, but I need some help with a problem I have.

I am a co-owner of a digitalphotography forums site and we have2 monthly contests. At the end of a month, we need to generate a poll in order to determine a winner from amongst our members. I have generated the following form:

My form

My problems are that:

1. when I submit it, it opens up Outlook or whatever email programme and I dont want this, I want it to to just go to another screen and say thanks for your vote, but it sends an email to myself and other joint owner so we cxan collect the votes.

2. the drop down menus don't display the description of what has been voted for in the form, it just comes up "submit vote"

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks

Simon

[Simon76]

you can also email me privaely on simon.faulkner@blueyonder.co.uk

[datahound]

your link is dead?

[Simon76]

http://www.faulkvalley.pwp.blueyonde...%20circles.htm

Thats the link... let me know if it doesn't work,

Simon

[datahound]

Well this is the cheapest way to do it unless you want to pay someone to make the form work the way you discussed.

What you need to do is name the two select elements in your form then the result will appear in the email.

<SELECT name="vote1">
          <option selected>Please select from the list below </option>
          <option>Bowls on Green</option>
          <option>Olympic Rings</option>
          <option>Manchester Wheel</option>
          <option>Ceiling in York Minster</option>
          <option>My interpretation on circles</option>
          <option>Concentric Circles</option>
          <option>Tree wood</option>
          <option>Circle of life</option>
          <option>Circle of Five</option>
          <option>Circle of Lights</option>
          <option>Olympia</option>
          <option>Circles for competition from local fields</option>
        </SELECT>

<SELECT name="vote2">
          <option selected>Please select from the list below </option>
          <option>Bowls on Green</option>
          <option>Olympic Rings</option>
          <option>Manchester Wheel</option>
          <option>Ceiling in York Minster</option>
          <option>My interpretation on circles</option>
          <option>Concentric Circles</option>
          <option>Tree wood</option>
          <option>Circle of life</option>
          <option>Circle of Five</option>
          <option>Circle of Lights</option>
          <option>Olympia</option>
          <option>Circles for competition from local fields</option>
        </SELECT>

[Simon76]

thats a great help, many thanks

Simon